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Tonight we celebrated a Sardinian friend's recent PhD defense and
appointment to a faculty position by having her and her family over for a dinner of lobster paella. I went to Indianapolis to get some supplies for the dinner and also looked for a suitable wine to accompany the paella. Apropos of Dale's recent thread, since the paella would be quite aromatic with fennel, saffron and tarragon, I decided that a light bodied, crisp white of the not-so-aromatic sort was in order. Ideally, I wanted to get a Vermentino for her, but none were to be found in my usual haunts. The Riesling selection boiled down to a '04 Selbach-Oster Wehlener-Sonnenuhr Kabinett for $25, a decent Albariño for $20 or (my eventual choice): 2006 Alois Ladeger Pinot Bianco Alto Adige nose: perfumed, slightly floral with minerals and white stonefruit palate: crisp acidity, light body, lovely minerality, delicate floral fruitiness This wine was lovely and a big hit with all and sundry. It didn't overwhelm the lobster but wasn't overpowered by the saffron or fennel, either. Jean gave it her highest accolade: "get more of this!" We started the meal with olives, cornichons, bread and two cheeses (both Spanish, one an aged, pressed goat cheese; the other a Basque sheep cheese). With them, we had a very decent NV Mumm Cuvée Napa Brut that was crisp, fresh, decently fruited with a fairly refined mousse. Mark Lipton -- alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com |
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On Aug 11, 11:25�pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> Tonight we celebrated a Sardinian friend's recent PhD defense and > appointment to a faculty position by having her and her family over for > a dinner of lobster paella. *I went to Indianapolis to get some supplies > for the dinner and also looked for a suitable wine to accompany the > paella. Apropos of Dale's recent thread, since the paella would be quite > aromatic with fennel, saffron and tarragon, I decided that a light > bodied, crisp white of the not-so-aromatic sort was in order. *Ideally, > I wanted to get a Vermentino for her, but none were to be found in my > usual haunts. *The Riesling selection boiled down to a '04 Selbach-Oster > Wehlener-Sonnenuhr Kabinett for $25, a decent Albariño for $20 or (my > eventual choice): > > 2006 Alois Ladeger Pinot Bianco Alto Adige > nose: perfumed, slightly floral with minerals and white stonefruit > palate: crisp acidity, light body, lovely minerality, delicate floral > fruitiness > > This wine was lovely and a big hit with all and sundry. *It didn't > overwhelm the lobster but wasn't overpowered by the saffron or fennel, > either. *Jean gave it her highest accolade: "get more of this!" > > We started the meal with olives, cornichons, bread and two cheeses (both > Spanish, one an aged, pressed goat cheese; the other a Basque sheep > cheese). *With them, we had a very decent NV Mumm Cuvée Napa Brut that > was crisp, fresh, decently fruited with a fairly refined mousse. > > Mark Lipton > -- > alt.food.wine FAQ: *http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com Sounds great. Never had this, but liked the Lageder wines (PG I think) I've had. |
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